subs. (common).—1.  Money. For synonyms, see ACTUAL and GILT.

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  TO FEED ON HORSE-NAILS, verb. phr. (cribbage).—So to play as not so much to advance your own score as to keep down your opponent’s.

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  TO KNOCK INTO HORSE-NAILS, verb. phr. (common).—To knock to pieces; to be absolutely victorious.

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